Lol at that!

My short opinion on Grievous is this: Called it!

My long opinion is as such:
He's not that impressive, but that's kind of what I was expecting. Again, according to the EU, he became much more powerful as a cyborg than he ever was as an organic being. That explains the rather low stats. But he does have a low cost, which is good.
His special abilities arent' bad, but I think he definantly could have used Accurate shot at least.
At first, I thought his CE was crap. However, after thinking about it, it does have some really good uses. Though it won't affect uniques, Spotter 10 can be really useful if your playing on a close-quarter map. Plus, I think melee pieces will get it too, so they'll be doing an extra +10 damage against adjacent enemies. I'm sure that will find good uses into a squad.

There are quite a few other Fringe shooters for 22 or less that do at least 20 damage with similar stats otherwise (IG-86 or Lando, DS). Most (maybe all unless I missed one) have only single attack, but they are followers. So, not sure the benefit of using him in a squad for his stats other than if you like the character. That comes down to using him for the CE and that is borderline for his cost. It's difficult to set up without your opponent moving out of the way to sit a non-unique within 6 and not move to combine fire. Also has to be a shooter and follower and have enough HP to be alive for the shot. Then grant +10 damage only? For all that, I would rather keep my shooter back away from melee danger and take a few extra shots on its own and try to hit for its own damage. Could be useful against the higher defense characters, but your spotter fodder will fall quickly. Also, if you load his squad with non-Uniques to use the CE, you don't have Uniques being defeated for the Impulsive Shot ability. Doesn't add up too well for me. Like others, I would have preferred a slightly cheaper pure Fringe shooter with no CE.

@Lobo - unless the stats are posted wrong, Wicket (although very suitable) wouldn't even benefit since it is non-Unique

I would have liked his CE to have been "Non-Unique followers gain Bloodthirsty." I was hoping that would have been the deal for him. He never seemed the type to leave a wounded man alone.

And the problem with that is the rampant use of Evade and other damage reducing/nullifying abilities.

I used to use Spotter with my WooFFs and Rebel Leader as they would engage the enemy in the first turn, then on the second (when giving up an AoO would be far too hazardous to their health), they would become spotters for the shooters in the back.

Dang it.

Man this Grievous sucks it's so depressing. He was my most requested mini for the longest time and this is what he gets. So lame. Well being a huge fan I will have to swallow my pride and good ideas and find a way to field him. Hey at least he has double. So maybe mix with the Rebels? Alternatively as I'm sure some have said there is Tarkin. The nice thing about Tarkin is in some twisted way he's like a soup kitchen for pieces with lousy CEs, I just picture him standing behind a bar with Grievous, Nym, and Jabba while they all have a glass of Extra Attack. Poor guys just down on their luck.

It is sad but I am a junkie for plasticrack star wars miniatures. So I'll take what I can get. Though agreed lousy stats on most. However in WOTCs defense at least they put in the dejariks, that was a bold move for them. And the obscure pieces (Ley, Ganner, and that shivestian jedi he's so obscure I can't even recall his name off the top of my head haha) so points for that and for finishing the ghosts as the true "masters of the force" So while it fits. IT still stings a bit RIP new Grievous